Shoe-holder.



G. E. HART.

' SHOE HOLDER.

APPLIOAT'ION FILED MAR. 13, 190B.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

wituao G. E. HART.

SHOE 110mm.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13, 1908. 914,952.

2 sun's-sum 2.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

; sioe is being GEORGE EDWIN HART,

OF TIFTON, GEORGIA.

SHOE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed March 13, 1908. Serial No. 420,865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EDWIN HART, j a citizen of the United States,residing at I Tifton, in t? e county of Tift and State of I i I Georgia,have invented a new and useful Shoe-Holder, of \VilCil t; e following 18a| specification. i

Tlis invention relates to pedestals or sup ports in w ich ti e foot issupported WE en a polished, and has especial refer ence to SUCS. apedestal provided with. means for holding t..e foot in fbred positionwhile a shoe is being polisl ed. I Tie invention consists in a footsupporting standard provided with means for clamping a siioe worn by aperson while tie SllOG is being polished, the foot of said personresting i on the pedestal.

The object of the invention is to steady the foot of the person having ashoe polisied.

A further object is to provide a clamp for a foot supporting pedestalwhich may be ad I justed for any size shoe. 1

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 I is a perspective view of thedevice, embody- 1 ing the invention, and Fig. 2 is a front ele I vationof the device.

In carrying out the invention, a sole plate 1 is mounted on a suitablestandard 2 having a base 3 secured in any suitable manner to a floor orother support. A pair of clamping arms, adapted to clamp the shoe of aperson whose foot rests on the sole plate 1, are provided, and, as hereshown, consist of the i clamping arms 4 connected together at theirlower end in any suitable manner, as for example by a bolt 5 extendingfreely through a hole in one of the arms 4 and having its threaded end 6engaging a threaded plate 7 mounted on the other arm, the bolt 5 beingoperated by a wing head 8 which serves to draw the lower ends of thearms 4 together or to move them farther apart when loosening the bolt 5thereby moving the upper ends of arms 4 to adjust the distance betweentliem to accommodate soles of different widths resting on the soleplate 1. The arms 4 are .nounted on the standard 2 in any suitablenanner, and as here shown are mounted on ;he standard 2'by means of aprojection or LIlIl 9 extending from the standard 2 and a 1' )olt 10extending through one of the arms 4 l ingaging the projection 9, the arm4 being i .lamped to the projection or bracket 9 by l means of a wingnut 11 bearing against a l waster 12. The upper ends of tie arms 4project slightly above the sole plate 1 and are provided W'll/Zi aserrated face 13 to secure a firm 2 old on tie sole of t e s oe restinon t'xe sole plate 1. T276 arms 4 are made of some sligtly resilient oryieldable material, suclr as wood, so as trey may be swung toward eac 1other by means iereinafter to be described, and be brought into clampingengagement at ti eir upper ends with tie sole of the s lloe to becleaned. In order to enable the upper ends of the arms 4 to clamp tiesole of a sloe on a foot resting on t..e sole plate 1, suitable meansare provided for clamping and locking tie upper ends of t. e arms 4 inclamped position. As here sown, said means consist of a cam lever 14mounted on a Us.; aped Wire or rod 15 extending freely through one ofthe arms 4 and engaged at its opposite end by tile otl'ier arm 4, t..eLead 16 of the cam lever being movable in the U shaped end of the rod 15and adapted to bear against and move upon the outer face of one of thearms 4.

The operation of the device is as follows By adjusting the bolt 5 withthe winged head 8., the arms 4 may be adjusted so as to bring theirupper ends far enough apart to permit of the shoe of a person whose footrests on the sole plate 1 to be located between the upper ends of saidarms 4, the faces 13 bearing against the opposite sides of the sole ofsaid shoe. The cam lever 14 which has been in its released position isthen moved to bring the upper ends of the arms 4 together, and firmlyclamp and lock the same to the sole of the shoe restingon the soleplate 1. This locked position is indicated in the figure of theperspective view, 17 being a shoe shownin dotted lines held upon thefoot plate 1. In orderto accommodate the position of the arm 4 to shoesand feet of different sizes, as for eX- ample where a shoe has a highheel, suitable means are provided for elevating the arms 4 to bringtheir clamping faces in juxtaposition to the sole of the shoe. As hereshown said means consists of a slot 18 through which the bolt 10 passes,and against which the washer 12 bears. By loosening the wing nut 11 thearms 4 may be raised upward the desired distance, and then held in suchposition by clamping said wing nut 11. Upon the rod 15 is mounted acoiled spring 17 having its ends bearing against the inner face of theclamping arms, said spring acting on said arms to keep them apart whennot in use and permitting a shoe to be introduced between thempreparatory to clamping it.

By means of this invention, the tendency of the foot of a person restingon the pedestal to slip or move laterally is obviated and the foot isheld firmly in position while the shoe is being polished.

What is claimed is 1. In a device of the class described, a standard, asole plate mounted upon the standard, an arm supported by the standardwith its upper end in operative relation with respect to the sole plate,an arm supported from the last mentioned arm, and means connecting thearms whereby they may be adjusted to bring their upper ends intoclamping engagement with the sole of a shoe supported upon the said soleplate.

2. A foot supporting pedestal for holding shoes, consisting of a soleplate mounted on a standard; a pair of vertically extended resilientarms mounted on said standard, and

' having clamping upper ends laterally movable to and from said soleplate; means for adjusting the position of the lower ends of said armstoward and from each other and means for clamping said upper ends to ashoe, and holding them in clamped position.

3. A foot supporting pedestal for holding shoes, consisting of a soleplate mounted on a standard; a pair of vertically extended arms mountedon said standard, and having clamping upper ends movable laterally toand from said sole plate; means for adjusting said arms vertically onthe standard, and means for operating said clamping upper ends andholding them in clamped position against a shoe.

4. A foot supporting pedestal for holding shoes, consisting of a soleplate mounted on a standard; a pair of vertical resilient arms mountedon said standard, and having clamping upper ends; a spring mountedbetween said upper ends forholding them apart; and a cam lever forclamping and locking said upper ends against a shoe.

5. 111 a device of the class described, a standard, a sole plate carriedby the standard, an arm carried by the standard and having its upper endin operative relation with respect to the sole plate, a second arm, andmeans connecting the two arms and supporting the last mentioned arm fromthe first mentioned arm, whereby the arms may be adjusted to bring theirupper ends into clamping engagement with the sole of a shoe supportedupon the said sole plate.

6. A foot supporting pedestal for holding shoes, consisting of a soleplate mounted on a standard, a pair of clamping arms mounted on saidstandardand movable laterally to and from said sole plate, means foradjusting the arms to and from each other, means for adjusting the armsvertically, and means for operating said arms and holding them inclamped position, as herein set forth.

7. A foot supporting pedestal for holding shoes, consisting of a soleplate mounted on a standard, a pair of clamping arms having their upperends projecting above said sole plate and movable to and from said soleplate, said arms being connected at their lower ends by an adjustablebolt and vertically adjustable upon said standard by means of a clampingnut, and a cam lever for operating said arms and locking them in clampedposition, as herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE EDWIN HART.

Witnesses FLORENCE PooLE, J. H. RIDGDILL.

